Advertising is consuming our lives. When the ad breaks come on the TV, I scramble for the mute button on the remote control before the assault on my ears starts. A sure sign, along with receding hair, that middle age is finally upon me. The barrage is as relentless in the magazines we read. Okay,… Continue reading Advertising is consuming our lives
Category: Television
The wit of the perpetual student
The quest for wit consumes anyone who writes in broadsheet newspapers about food or TV. Slipping in as many witty one liners as possible is part of the training, along with giving your kids a mention and a little self depreciating humour about being useless at DIY. In this instance I’m referring to Thomas Sutcliffe’s… Continue reading The wit of the perpetual student
Celebrity Big Brother
I try to trade Celebrity Big Brother for Match of the Day at home, Mandy of course is having absolutely none of it, and quite rightly so. For she knows full well that despite my protestations I’m as interested in the banal daily happenings of the freak show as everyone else. Not that I’d know… Continue reading Celebrity Big Brother
Ronnie Barker wasn’t that funny
I’ve just been to the Cafe over the road for my lunchtime ration of soup and toast, as a man of routine I have the same every day and today it is Potato and Leek. There is a bloke in there who is eating a burger with a fork, not only that but he is… Continue reading Ronnie Barker wasn’t that funny
Best and Worst Places to Live in the UK
I managed two minutes of Channel 4s Best and Worst Places to Live in the UK before switching to the refuge of the Champions League. Middle class murmurings of chav culture have been gathering pace and acceptability over the past year. This program marks a point at which the prejudice seems to break free from… Continue reading Best and Worst Places to Live in the UK
Your annual dose of royal greed
Today the BBC reported on figures published concerning royal spending, which sounds like a damn good opportunity for a rant. It shows that the royal family cost us 36 Million pounds last year, this in itself makes it sound like something that we are privileged to invest in. In actual fact this money was spent… Continue reading Your annual dose of royal greed
45 Seconds of Holiday Swap
We thought we’d watch a bit of TV whilst having dinner. It was Holiday Swap that lasted about 45 seconds before I had to turn it off in complete disgust. The family are in a people carrier driving through a Tenerife resort, on their way to meet their host family. The Mum smiles and shakes… Continue reading 45 Seconds of Holiday Swap
Question time my arse
I knew that Question time was going to wind me up last night but I had to watch it anyway. For some reason I thought that the party leaders facing questions from the public might be interesting – and how wrong I was! The three leaders did what they do with a fair amount of… Continue reading Question time my arse
New Labour is right to treat the media with contempt
A lot has been made of the way in which New Labour controls the media so as to present itself in a favourable manner. There are two reasons why I think this is entirely justified. Firstly, in an age of electronic communication where images can be flashed around the globe in seconds, appearance is vitally… Continue reading New Labour is right to treat the media with contempt
New Labour is the best conservative party
Now that the election campaign is in full swing we are treated to daily soundbites from the average man in the street about the usual tabloid issues that supposedly blight hardworking families. TV Stations like the BBC only target marginal seats where they’re more likely to find knee jerk opinions rather than well thought out… Continue reading New Labour is the best conservative party